Curt Watson Email & Phone Number

Texas, United States

Irvine, Ca, Us

• Managed $29M budget according to a variable forecast model, ensuring proper OpEx and CapEx spend planning.• Directed an organization of 60+ FTEs and managed services teams.• Negotiated vendor contract terms in conjunction with legal reviews and managed oversight of SLAs.• Involved in the migration of enterprise cloud services to the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) for business application platforms related to SecOps services, enabling both lift-and-shift and application transformation migration strategies. • Managed security operations and identity and access management (IAM) practices, including oversight of SIEM/MSSP vendors and associated technology platforms.• Oversight of network operations, including MPLS/DIA circuits for remote offices, VPCs for Cloud platforms, and interconnect services to bridge disparate Cloud providers/hosting.• Ensured the utilization of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices in the ongoing observability of all key services.• Engaged in major Incident Management, Change Management, and Problem Management, including Root Cause Analysis efforts.• Involved in various acquisition (M&A) initiatives and the assessment of technological maturity and capabilities.• Principal contributor in the divestiture of individual entities.

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• Directed an organization of 40+ FTEs with a $13 million budget for a joint venture division under CoreLogic.• Managed $3 million project to migrate a data center from Des Moines to Minneapolis, finishing $350K under budget. • Primary contact for audit inquiries, artifact aggregation, remediation efforts, and DR program.• Oversaw the .NET development team and for customer application solutions for internal business units and client partners, utilizing Agile/Scrum SDLC Methodologies. • Established PMO for enterprise functions using a balanced matrix model of PM oversight/governance.• Established production support staff and monitoring tools/discipline for core network & servers, SQL/Oracle databases, .NET applications, and end user support for various divisions.• Assisted in the development of a security program based on the frameworks of COBIT, ISO 2700, and NIST 800-53 controls. • Collaborated with division Strategic Planning Team to evaluate business opportunities in data/BI and Imaging.

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• Systems Administration: Built, supported, and documented various Windows Server and Exchange environments. Oversaw firewall changes, Internet and frame circuit implementations, enterprise tape backups, and other infrastructure changes.• Project Management: Served as primary project manager for all infrastructure initiatives, including gathering requirements, obtaining executive approval, and working with network operations to create work breakdown structure information.

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• End User Support: Oversaw end user phone support for 1,600 employees and temps, 500 onsite campus site personnel, and up to 10,000 contract vendors. Utilized Magic Solutions ticketing software for tracking incidents.• Personnel Management: Managed team of 5 Tier One help desk and desktop support individuals.

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• Technical Liaison: Gathered requirements for software change requests for title and settlement platform. Acted as Tier Two and Tier Three application support.• Software Training: Conducted end user application training in nationwide locations. Organized and conducted training classes for up to 20 employees per session.